Sesay, Mohamed (2024) (Re)negotiating state authority: how hinterland protests against global capital impact the mediating role of traditional rulers in postcolonial Sierra Leone. African Studies Review, 67 (1). pp. 107-128. ISSN 0002-0206
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Sesay draws from three hinterland protests against multinational corporations in the mining and agricultural sectors to examine how global capital influences central/local politics in postcolonial Sierra Leone. Focusing specifically on the mediating role of traditional rulers—a strong legacy of British colonial indirect rule—Sesay argues that hinterland protests not only enable the relative autonomy of rural citizens to (re)negotiate with the state outside existing political arrangements but also challenge the broker authority of these rulers in center/peripheral relations. While some protests form new alignment of interest with traditional rulers, others allow rural citizens to bypass their chiefs to summon the attention of central authorities. In either of these processes, the local constituents question the position of chiefs in the indirect governance system and shape the governing strategies adopted by the central government to rule over the hinterland.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/african-st... |
| Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2024 14:30 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 04:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123680 |
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